Pokémon was a show many grew up watching. People will certainly feel personally attacked when I speak of the wicked things found in the show. Many have spoken on Pokémon long before me, and they have been ridiculed—I am not expecting any other response.
Immodesty
Just like the average anime in which there are beach episodes, the woman are in bikinis.¹ On top of this, woman are in tight-fitting and revealing clothing.
"Various female characters-notably the recurring character of Jessie-wear clothing that is revealing, tight-fitting, or both."¹
"As is typical with anime, female characters wear short skirts, breast-enhancing tops."²
"In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;" (1 Timothy 2:9)
When a show has immodesty in it, especially a show aimed towards children, it affects the way they think about clothing. They begin to see short skirts and the like as acceptable as they see it at home. Even for adults it degenerates the mind when you fill your mind with those sinful things.
Transvestism
As the IMDb page states: "Occasional adult humor and fanservice (e.g. Adult fantasies, crossdressing, offensive dialogue)"¹
The other things are not okay, but focusing specifically on cross-dressing, the Bible calls that an abomination.
"¶ The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God." (Deuteronomy 22:5)
A man is supposed to be a man! A woman is supposed to be a woman! In fact, the Bible lists effeminate (i.e., a man who is feminine) as a sin in 1 Corinthians 6:9.
There is a character named James who is a male yet has breasts and is seen in a bikini. Whether this character is biologically a male or female, it is promoting the LGBT and transgender movement. God made men as men and women as women.
Blasphemy
The words "gee" and "gosh" used in Pokémon.¹ The words gosh and gee are euphemisms for God and Jesus respectively. This anime takes the LORD's name in vain."Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain." (Exodus 20:7)
"Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain." (Deuteronomy 5:11)
The LORD does not hold Pokémon voice actors/script writers/etc. guiltless. He holds them GUILTY of taking His name in vain! As long as God is against them, I will never be for them.
Red in the Cup
There are "a few scenes [which] show adults drinking beer or wine."¹ The Bible tells us to not even look at alcohol!"Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright." (Proverbs 23:31)
Clearly they didn't follow the Bible. If they had, they would have been abstinent from drinking. These are not people who love God.
Familiar Spirits and Witchcraft
The pokémon have magical powers. Magic (also called witchcraft) is wrong."[10] There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, [11] Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. [12] For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee." (Deuteronomy 18:10-12)
God hates the magic, but it also says He hates the actual "consulter" that deals with familiar spirits. He hates the person. Yet we have these pokémon (which are familiar spirits) being used to fight. God hates that!
You may object and claim that not all the pokémon are spirits, but may I mention that angels are spirits yet they were able to manifest in Genesis 19? Plus, there are ghost type pokémon, so those are for sure familiar spirits.
"¶ A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them." (Leviticus 20:27)
Need we any more witness? Pokémon is not an innocent children's show. It's a way to get people used to the idea of devils and ghosts—to get them used to familiar spirits.
Conclusion
As we have found, Pokémon is not as innocent as one would think at first glance. We must try the spirits (1 John 4:1). The spirits behind a blaspheming, ghost-acclimation show like Pokémon are not from the Holy Spirit of God.
Sources:
1. "Pokémon: Parents guide." IMDb, imdb.com/title/tt0168366/parentalguide. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
2. "Parents' Guide to Pokémon." Common Sense Media, commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/pokemon. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.